 The three largest ethnic groups reported in Babille were the Somali (10.77%), the Oromo (85.77%), and the Amhara (3.76%); all other ethnic groups made up 1.03% of the population.Somali was spoken as a first language by 9.76%, 84.97% spoke Oromofita, and 4.58% spoke Amharic; the remaining 0.69% spoke all other primary languages reported.The majority of the inhabitants were Muslim, with 98.89% of the population having reported they practiced that belief, while 2.84% of the population said they professed Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity.